Amazon Leadership Principles for faltering businesses

thepavsalford
Leadership and management
2 min readAug 2, 2024

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A last resort and solution for businesses in trouble

When the unfortunate time comes for some businesses to find themselves in deep trouble, there is only one solution that can help them escape a dead-end situation.

This solution is none other than simply copying the practices, methods, and approaches of other highly successful businesses.

The Amazon Leadership Principles can serve as a beacon for businesses wishing to safely steer their ship out of stormy waters.

In fact, failing businesses can first find out what they are doing wrong, and then change their practices to match an approach that is based on the tried and tested Amazon Leadership Principles.

When businesses are not customer obsessed

Customer obsession is a core leadership principle that is embraced by Amazon.

However, it is not uncommon for companies to challenge the usefulness and effect that this principle can have on their daily business operations.

For example, there are companies where employees are valued more than customers.

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